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Fife / Re: Searching for fishing boat owner
« on: Sunday 18 December 22 00:13 GMT (UK) »Joseph and Margaret Robertson in Aberdeen had a daughter Jessie Robertson, born 1880 who married on 2nd April 1904 a Peter Thomson who was born 1872 in Kilrenny, and whose mother's name was Keay.
I remembered that I had seen that name before, and sure enough he appears in the 1881 census in Cellardyke at 8 Shore Street -
Alexander Keay 57 fisherman, his wife Ann [ Birrel ] 58 [ my gt-gt-grandparents ]
Alexander 31 fisherman, his wife Mary [ Watson ] 33 [ my gt-grandparents ]
Annie 6 [ future wife of John Robertson a brother of Jessie ], Alexander 1, Mary Jane 2mo [ my granny ]
David 23 [ brother of Alexander 31 ]
and
Peter Thompson 8 [ described as 'grandson' of Alex 57 ]
I had kind-of-ignored this laddie in the past, but seeing him again set me off
Peter's mother was Helen Keay, a sister of Annie. Peter was born in 1872 in Kilrenny
Helen Keay 1852-1930 was a daughter of the older Alex Keay and Ann Birrell
In 1861 and 1871 she was still at home in Cellardyke
In 1881 she is East Green, Anstruther, the 28-y-o wife of David Thompson 30, with children Ann 6, Alexander 5, David 2 and Robert 4mo
( and as above, in 1881 their eldest son Peter Thomson 8 was in Cellardyke )
David Thomson and Helen Keay had married in 1872 in Cellardyke
Around 1900, the Keays moved to Aberdeen
Going back to the 1904 Thomson/Robertson marriage - look closely and you will see that my granny Mary Jane ( Janie ) was one of the witnesses, and the other was David Thomson
I like these 'circles', but this one is very small, yet involves people living 100+ miles apart.
I've tried to make it clear to myself with this wee diagram ( Tinny is the nickname of John Robertson )
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Now I'll throw in some more confusing info. I mentioned on 41 Jan 2012 that
" re David Keay - David Keay fisherman 43 of Fowler Street Cellardyke, son of Alex Keay and Ann Birrell m at 528 Springburn Road, Denniston, Glasgow, Jean Smith 41 of 53 John Street, Cellardyke, dau of William Smith fisherman and Jean Wallace "
Well the 19091 census has
David Thomson
Age 50
Estimated Birth Year 1851
Spouse's Name Helen Thomson
Where born England
Address 528 Springburn Rd
Occupation Fish Curer
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btw - I don't know about apartments in 8 Shore Street - its only 2 up and 2 down and an attic, where we slept with the lighthouse shining through that 18" square at floor level ( now has two big windows, replacing the one which was over the head of the stair )